Steering Committee
Mountains of Hope is governed by a Steering Committee. It comprises representatives from the founding member organizations, MOH members, and others who help guide the Coalition in the proper direction. Additional guidance comes from the leads of the subcommittees. The Steering Committee’s goal is to guide the coalition toward achieving their mission – Collaborating to Conquer Cancer in the Mountain State.
Coalition Leadership

Stacey Whanger
Coalition Chair
WV Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Abby Starkey
Immediate Past Chair
Cancer Prevention and Control
WVU Cancer Institute

Angela Austin
Chair Elect
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Subcommittee Chairs & Chairs-Elect

Carrie Wines-Larch
Quality of Life Chair
CAMC Cancer Center

Elizabeth Puette
Early Detection Chair
WVU School of Dentistry
Department of Dental Hygiene

Dana DeJarnett
Prevention Chair
WVU Medicine Berkeley and
Jefferson Medical Center

Elizabeth Brooks
Prevention Chair-Elect
Southern Highlands Community Medical Center

Kelcie Sturgeon
Early Detection Chair-Elect
WVU Cancer Institute
Cancer Prevention and Control

Jennifer Hancock
Quality of Life Chair-Elect
WVDHHR Division of Women’s and Family Health, Office of Maternal, Child, and Family Health
Founding Member Representation

Angela Kaloush
American Cancer Society

Charlene Hickman
WV Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program
WVDHHR/Office of Maternal, Child,
and Family Health

Susan Eason
WVU Cancer Institute
Cancer Prevention & Control
Steering Committee Representation

Patty Davis
Agents of Hope

Jennie Shifflett
Agents of Hope
St. George Medical Clinic
Steve Blankenship
WV Cancer Registry
Mountains Of Hope Team

Mary Ellen Conn
Coalition Facilitator
Coalition Manager

Juliana Curry
Policy Consultant

Dannell Boatman
Program Evaluator

Megan Ross
Epidemiologist
WVDHHR-BPH-DHPCD
Contact Us
Lauren Wright, DSL, MPH
Program Coordinator, Cancer Prevention and Control
WV Cancer Control Collaborative Partnership and Mountains of Hope Coalition
WVU Cancer Institute
Phone: 304-293-0632
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